Ely, Charles A., 1963-1964
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Charles A. Ely December 9, 1963 1256 - White-necked Petrel 1 E Widgetail ? 1 E 1458 - Red-footed Booby 1 E (Immature) 1506 - Masked Booby 1 SE 1525 - Kermadec Petrel 1 SW 1543 - White-necked Petrel 1 E 1543 - Bonin Island Petrel 1 SE 1744 - Red-tailed Tropicbird - 1 1801 - "" 1 SW off H2O 1859 - Harcourt's Storm Petrel 1 1900 - Wedgetail - 2 W 1901 - Dark Shearwater 1 W - "Medium to small dark shearwater-- typical shearwater flight, several quick flaps and long glide, often with high scale - above horizon. Seemed smaller than Sooty Shearwater - light was bad - 300 yards off bow." Warren King 1907 - Wedgetail - 3 Wedgetail ? - 1 thinner dark edges on wing. 1912 - Storm Petrel sp. - 1 SE 1919 - Masked Booby Immature 1 SE 1925 - Bird watch secured. December 10 Cooler with strong northwest wind (to 25 k), deep swells (to 15 ft.), much rolling (to 28° - hard to stay in bunk). Heavy seas, partly overcast with several showers. Horizon usually covered. Due to near constant spray on flight deck, observed from signal bridge. Wind was so strong it